Buckle



O. G. BENEDICT. BUCKLE.

Patented Oct. 13,1891.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CUMBERLAND C. BENEDICT, OF ALMA CENTRE, IVISCONSIN.

BUCKLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. &61,009, dated October 13, 1891.

Application filed June 4, 1891.

To (ZZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CUMBERLAND C. BENE- DICT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Alma Centre, in the county of Jackson and State of \Visconsin, have invented a new and useful Buckle,'of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in buckles; and the objects in view are to provide a buckle of simple and cheap construction and particularly adapted for connecting the backstraps of harnesses to the chills of road-carts and to remove from the cart the horse motion, and also relieve the back of the horse from sudden jerks and strains.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear in the following description, and the novel features thereof will be particularly pointed out in the claim.

Referring to thedrawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a buckle constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is an e11- larged detail in plan. Fig. 3 isa vertical longitudinal section.

Like numerals of reference indicate like parts in all the figures of the drawings.

In practicing my invention I employ an oblong buckle-frame 1 and provide the same below its center with a transverse pintle-bar 2, having formed at its opposite edges perforated lugs3 and 4. Above the pintle-bar 2 a keeper 5 is located.

6 designates a link which is mounted in a buckle-frame at one side of the bar 2, said link having the perforated lug 7 at its front edge, which is coupled with the perforated lug -:l by means of a coiled spring 8. At the lower end of the back-strap 9 is formed a loop 10, which loop embraces the cross-bar of the buckleframe and is connected to the link 6.

Serial No. 395,084. (No model.

The perforated lug 3 of the pintle-bar has loosely hung therein a tongue 11.

In practice the thill-strap 12 is connected to the buckle in the usual way, one end of the strap being passed around the thill12 and that end connected to the buckle passed under the keeper 5. It will now be observed that the connection between the back-strap and thill is yielding by reason of the springsection connecting the same with the buckleframe, and hence said spring serves to overcome the horse motion and also prevents the sudden strains and jerks of the vehicle from acting upon the back of the horse.

The buckle thus described maybe utilized in various positions in harnesses and serves to overcome many objections heretofore existing. It will be observed that although the spring forms the only actual connection between the back-strap and pintle-bar, yet ifin case said spring should become broken, the end bar of the buckle, which is embraced by the loop of the back-strap, would serve to prevent separation of the parts and would maintain the buckle in position.

Having described my invention, what I claim is The herein-described buckle, consisting of a framehaving atransvcrse pintlebar,a tongue, a link mounted in rear of the pintle-bar, and a spring-section connecting the link and pintle-bar, substantially as specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aflixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CUMBERLAND C. BENEDICT.

\Vitnesses:

J. R. BREAKEY, G. M. BREAKEY. 

